CONCLUSION QI 



introduce as large an element of gambling 

 into our farming as there is in many reckless 

 mining ventures. The dragon of uncertainty 

 that now preys on our agriculturists could be 

 slain, if we had foreknowledge of approaching 

 seasons of fair weather and of foul. That know- 

 ledge is available, if we seek it properly. It 

 is true that science holds out no hope of any 

 quack formula that will tell us future weather 

 without trouble or expense ; and it directly 

 warns us that the forces that cause the major 

 variations in our weather are too majestic for 

 us ever to control. As, however, they work by 

 processes that take years to run their course, 

 we can watch the abnormal weather epochs in 

 their slow and mighty progress, and science 

 may herald their approach. Like the seer of 

 old, science assures us, " cast thy bread upon the 

 waters, for thou shalt find it after many days," 

 though only if we devote those days to earnest 

 and patient search. 



